I just started using Audacity and I am using a Blue Snowball as my mike. When I played it back it sounded like I was talking into a can. Is there any way of getting rid of this?
Talking into a wine glass can be caused by something on the desk or studio that acts like a can or glass (mustn’t eliminate possibilities out of hand) but it’s much more likely to be caused by the computer.
Make sure all the Windows Enhancements or Effects are turned off and you don’t have Skype, Chat, Zoom, MeetUp, Conferencing or Games running in the background. They can all have sound processing that can effect your voice recording.
Nobody wrote you can’t have more than one. The tools are used to suppress background noises and echos. It wouldn’t do to have everybody in a conference contribute their traffic or room noise, for one example.
https://technicallyeasy.net/disable-audio-enhancements-windows-10/
If you do use any of those services, you might want to write down what you did to put it all back.
Koz
Make sure you’re using the Snowball switch position 1 on the back and you talk into the BLUE name. that helps suppress room noises. You should be about a Hawaiian Shaka away from the microphone, closer if you use a pop shield.
The little stand that comes with the microphone isn’t the best. The microphone should be roughly even with your lips. You can help get that height and eliminate desk sounds with the towel/book method.
Koz
To specifically answer the question, once you announce with that honky distortion, you’re stuck. There’s no way to fix it later.
Koz
Please note in the book-towel picture, there’s a heavy pad on the desk. That helps with some voice distortions. That blue thing is a moving quilt, but more towels would do it.
Koz